Thanks for the information. It could be useful one day. I also recall advice to jam your fist down the dog’s throat if he’s biting anywhere in that area.
Jamming your hand into its mouth wouldn’t work on a Pit, and wouldn’t be advisable — the vet was very clear to me that one should avoid entangling fingers with a Pit’s teeth. But the lesson is clear to me— Pit or anything, don’t hold back and don’t be nice: just fight back and as dirty as you can. I don’t know why I reacted the way I did, but I just wanted to save my beloved pet — looked that bastard in the eyes, then jammed my thumbs into its eyeballs. Worked.
I don’t carry so I guess I missed out on the easiest solution... laughing at how that might have looked at a PetSmart if I had pumped 3 rounds into its head... :)